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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Rolla, Mo., April 25, 1863. Brig. Gen. THOMAS EWING, Jr., Leavenworth, Kans. : You are hereby assigned to command of the First Division, Army of…
HEADQUARTERS, Saint Louis, Mo., April 25, 1863. Major-General HERRON: General Vandever has arrived a’ Fredericktown. Marmaduke left there last night and wen’4 toward Cape Girardeau. Vandever will move after him…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., April 25, 1863. Colonel CALLENDER, Commanding Arsenal, Saint Louis, Mo.: COLONEL: I am directed by the general commanding district to notify you that I…
ROLLA, Mo. ROLLA, Mo., April 25, 1863. General CURTIS: Ihave only two regiments of infantry and one battery left. Can have them ready to move in three hours, if cars…
Saint Louris, Mo. Saint Louris, Mo., April 25, 1863. General BLUNT: Send the Colorado troops by rail to this place. Marmaduke is near Cape Girardeau; expected to attack General McNeil…
OartRo OartRo, April 25, 1863. General ASBOTH, Columbus, Ky. : General McNeil, at Cape Girardeau, telegraphs to the naval commauder here to send him a gunboat. He expects to be…
Sarmnt Lovis, Mo. Sarmnt Lovis, Mo., April 25, 1863. General HERRON: Have things ready to guard railroad well. Where is Weer? Part of the First had better keep on the…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Scott, Kans., April 25, 1863. Maj. Gen. JAMES G. BLUNT, Commanding District of Kansas, Fort Leavenworth: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of…
HEADQUARTERS, Saint Louis, Mo., April 25, 1863—1 p. m.. Last night rebels attacked Scott Bridge and cut the wires this side of Pilot Knob. Were repulsed. They also appear on…
Saint Lovuts, Mo. Saint Lovuts, Mo., April 25, 1863. General McNeil telegraphs from Cape Girardeau that he expects an attack today. Is approached by two forces—one from the west (Marmaduke’s)…
HEADQUARTERS INDIAN BRIGADE, Fort Gibson, O. N., April 24, 1863. Major-General BLUNT: Srz: Lhave just received your dispatches of the 20th instant; also General Ourtis’ dispatches of same date. Your…
OaIRO OaIRO, April 23, 1863. General ASBOTH: JI will dispatch the first gunboat at my disposal to Cape Girardeau. S. L. PHELPS, Lieutenant-Oommandir of Station, pro tempore. ROuuA, April 24,…
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. FAYETTEVILLE, ARK., April 23, 1863. General OURTIS: Can we be re-enforced, and that immediately? We can never hole this place without artillery and horses. There is no use…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 23, 1863. Maj. H. Z. CurrTIs, Assistant Adjutant-General, Saint Louis : Major Eno, commanding at Newtonia, reports having surprised and broken up two rebel camps…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., April 23, 1863. General HERRON: The enemy seems to have moved east from Patterson. Halt your columns, and have three regiments eral ae nal…
HEADQUARTERS, Saint Louis, Mo., April 23, 1863. General HERRON, Rolla: Remain at Daylight. McNeilis safeat Cape Girardeau. The enemy, it seems to me, must fall back from Fredericktown, as I…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, Springfield, Mo., April 22, 1863. One of my scouting parties to Talbot’s Ferry reports that Price is moving up the Arkansas River. I can hardly credit this…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRIOT OF KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., April 22, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri : GENERAL: I have information that some 2,000 or 3,000…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIE£R, Rolla, Mo., April 21, 1863. GENERAL: You will have the First lowa and Eighth Missouri Oavalry in readiness to move at 12 o’clock, without wagons,…
Saint Lovis, Mo. Saint Lovis, Mo., April 21, 1863. Colonel TYLER: Have the Third Iowa and the Third Missouri Cavalry and Stange’s battery put in marching order immediately, ready to…